Descriptor
Comparative Analysis | 2 |
Holistic Evaluation | 2 |
State Programs | 2 |
Achievement Tests | 1 |
Educational Research | 1 |
Elementary Education | 1 |
Grade 3 | 1 |
Intermediate Grades | 1 |
Literature Reviews | 1 |
Scoring | 1 |
Secondary Education | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
Canadian Journal of Program… | 1 |
Author
Hunter, Darryl M. | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 1 |
Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Canada | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Hunter, Darryl M.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1996
Discusses issues associated with the use of holistic and analytic scoring methods in large-scale student assessments. Reviews the education literature and describes the recent Saskatchewan study comparing the results of the two scoring approaches applied to an achievement test taken by about 1,600 third graders. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Elementary Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability/Testing. – 1999
The purpose of this report is to provide information about the level of student performance in the area of writing based on results for 1998-99 from the annual on-demand writing sample of the North Carolina Writing Assessment at grades 4, 7, and 10 (English II). It notes student performance increased at grades 4 and 7 when compared to student…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Holistic Evaluation, Intermediate Grades, Secondary Education